Guston
Guston, KY · Education
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JCPS Board Meeting: quarterly academic benchmark update
On Oct. 13 the JCPS Board of Education met at the VanHoose Education Center. The meeting commenced by recognizing 55 JCPS student semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program. The students represented four schools: Atherton High School, Ballard High School, Manual High School and Eastern High School. Keri Meador, JCPS...
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Dragons Take 2nd Place at PRP!
The Marching Dragons competed at the Derby City Classic at Pleasure Ridge Park High School, bringing home 2nd place in Class 1A out of six bands! The Dragons also earned Best Guard in Class 1A. We are incredibly proud of our Dragons and all their hard work! We can’t wait...
Lexington Herald-Leader
Funeral arrangements announced for KY high school football player who died suddenly
A local funeral home has announced the arrangements for a Kentucky high school player who died from a medical emergency last week. Jamaree Johnson, 17, was pronounced dead late Friday night at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Boyle County Coroner Eric Guerrant said Jamaree’s death appeared to be related to a medical emergency . Jamaree’s funeral will take place Saturday, Oct. 17, at Centenary Methodist Church in Danville. He will be buried at Springhill Cemetery in Perryville following the funeral, according to his obituary. Visitation will take place before the funeral from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Centenary Methodist Church, according to the obituary. A GoFundMe has been created to raise money for Jamaree’s funeral expenses. The online fundraiser has collected nearly $30,000 as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. An autopsy was conducted on Jamaree’s body Sunday, which revealed that he had an enlarged heart . Guerrant did not provide a definitive cause of death from the autopsy and did not find a correlation between Jamaree’s death and a September injury he received during a football game. “The autopsy of Jamaree Johnson was completed the morning of October 11th by the Medical Examiner’s Office. Mr. Johnson was found to have
935wain.com
Lindsey Wilson University Sport Performance Students Take Their Major On The Road
COLUMBIA, KY. (10/19/2026) Members of the Lindsey Wilson University sport performance program took to the road last week to spread the message about the new academic major. Sport performance and sports management professor Courtney Carter and Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Academic Growth Eric Carter were joined by three Lindsey Wilson students at two recent appearances where they discussed the new academic program. Grounded in theories of integrative learni.
The Hazard Herald
SOAR joins UK’s Advancing Kentucky Together Network
Shaping Our Appalachian Region became the latest Kentucky organization to join the University of Kentucky’s Advancing Kentucky Together Network at the SOAR Summit on Oct. 8, in Corbin, UK announced in a statement. This formalized relationship, the statement said, will create a more intentional connection between UK’s statewide education,...
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Judge Restores Eligibility for 38 College Athletes in NCAA Lawsuit
A Kentucky judge has restored the eligibility of 38 college student-athletes for the 2026-27 athletics season while a lawsuit challenging the NCAA’s eligibility rules continues. The ruling reverses an Oct. 2 decision by the Kentucky Court of Appeals that had left the athletes ineligible. Among the plaintiffs are Louisville...
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East Louisville School Board Hopefuls Clash Over Closures, Central Office Cuts
Zachary Taylor Elementary School — Closed School In Budget Debate. Three candidates vying to represent Louisville's East End on a newly shrunken Jefferson County Board of Education faced off Thursday night, sparring over which schools should close, whether the district's central office has actually shed enough jobs, and how JCPS should rebuild trust after a brutal year of budget cuts. Incumbent Taylor Everett, retired educator Veda Pendleton, and economist Neil Seftor made their case at the final of five candidate forums held ahead of the November election.